Greg Hawkins enters his third season as assistant men's basketball coach at Midwestern State heading into the 2022-23 campaign.
He arrived in Wichita Falls after serving the previous three seasons in a similar role at Dallas Baptist where he helped guide the Patriots to 70 wins and a .730 winning percentage.
Hawkins contributed in all areas of coaching including recruiting, scouting, game preparation, practice planning, video evaluation, on-court coaching and game promotions.
He also served as the team's academic coordinator in 2019-20 as the team flourished in the classroom accomplishing a program high 3.35 cumulative GPA.
In Hawkins' first season at DBU, the Patriots posted the program's best record at 26-6 going undefeated in the Burg Center in 2017-18. The team claimed both regular season and postseason tournament titles in the Heartland Conference earning the No. 6 seed in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional.
Hawkins aided in the development of first-team all-region performer Patrick Burke, who averaged 12.7 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 69.5 percent from the field.
DBU extended the longest home court winning streak in NCAA Division II to 37 games in Hawkins' second season in Dallas in 2018-19. The Patriots closed the campaign with a 23-11 mark earning a second consecutive bid to the NCAA Division II South Central Regional as the No. 5 seed.
DBU enjoyed continued success in 2019-20 as the Patriots posted a 21-9 record on the way another NCAA Division II South Central Regional berth as the No. 8 seed. Hawkins again played a key developmental role as DBU produced the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Year Carter Brown, a 6-2 guard who averaged two steals per game.
Personal
Greg and his wife, Keri, reside in Wichita Falls. The couple are the proud parents to daughter -- Adeline.
Hawkins graduated from Arizona State, receiving his bachelor's degree in 2005 with a major in criminal justice and criminology. In 2008, he completed a master's degree in education from Northern Arizona, then received a second master's degree in Christian education from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2019.
The Hawkins File
Assistant Coach at Dallas Baptist -- 2017-20
Assistant Coach at Midwestern State -- 2020-
